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A Letter from Carol Hulbert and
the Rotation.org Board Dear Fellow Rotation.org Friends: I want to share with you a Rotation story about a boy in first grade. The scene is the art workshop at my church. The art medium: charcoal pencils. We were doing a Rotation on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. When asked about his drawing of the garden, he solemnly described it this way: “this guy (pointing to Peter) cut his ear off (pointing to the soldier) and Jesus said ‘No’ and healed it. I would like to be like Jesus, except for the dead thing; I wouldn’t want to do that part.” Rotation Sunday school teaches kids how to “be like Jesus.” www.Rotation.org is also trying to “be like Jesus” – inviting, always available to help, and freely sharing. Rotation.org embodies Christ’s parable of the fishes and loaves in a new and far-reaching way. This past month we put a “real-time” counter on the main page of the site. It lists the cities people are logging in from around the world. Switching to the daily “globe view” of the visitor counter, on our main page, you can see hundreds of yellow dots coming to our site from every continent, even islands in the middle of oceans! Every day, contributions of content, great ideas and money given to Rotation.org multiply through the miracle of the Internet. We like to say it's all “free.” But of course, it's only free because every year dozens of churches and individuals step forward with a check. It takes about $16,000 to run rotation.org per year. That's a huge amount for us, but not so big when you think of all the money the site saves churches, and the large number of people who use the site. We just need everyone to "take their turn" at making a donation. What have contributions covered in the past year? In addition to the cost of hosting and maintaining the site and its ever-increasing content, donations have provided for the following:
Now here’s the challenge for the year ahead: We would like to increase our budget to $25,000. Consider what rotation.org would like to achieve:
This is a hefty wish list that requires churches and individuals to step up. It requires those who have given in the past to give again as they are able. And it requires new donations from those of you who have been waiting for just the right time to make a difference. If every church that uses the site would give at least $100 (and some $500) and every individual would give at least $25 to $50, loaves and fishes would be multiplied! Make your check out to “Rotation.org Inc.” and mail to:
Rotation.org Inc. Thank you so much for being willing to help continue this unique and far-reaching Christian education mission.
--Carol Hulbert
(known as "CreativeCarol " on the Exchange) Rotation.org Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. All donations are tax-deductible. Your Board of Directors is all-volunteer. Rotation.org Inc. is independent, ecumenical, and does not accept advertising at its website. Volunteer donations are the source AND STRENGTH of our work! Visit our support page
at
www.rotation.org/support.htm to view a list of donors
and read about the history and management of this organization. LARGER Churches & Excited Individuals ! We know you're out there. Could you consider making a large donation to fund a special project at rotation.org? We have plenty of ideas! If you or your church would like more information about how you can make a big impact, email us at we-support@rotation.org |
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